honestav - Sweet American Boy Tour
Tuning Fork, Spark Arena, 42 - 80 Mahuhu Crescent, 1010 Auckland Directions
Sat 23.01.2027 19:30
HONESTAV – SWEET AMERICAN BOY TOUR
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2027
Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia and New Zealand. Mastercard Presale starts Wednesday 17 June at 10am, concluding Friday 19 June at 9am. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Friday 19 June at 10am. Check out priceless.com/music for details.
An artist presale will run from Wednesday 17 June, 10am until Friday 19 June, 9am.
A Live Nation presale will commence Thursday 18 June at 10am, running until Friday 19 June at 9am. Sign up now at livenation.com.au/register and livenation.co.nz/register
General public tickets on sale Friday 19 June at 10am.
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honestav (Avery Freeman) grew up the youngest of five in rural Missouri, split between a mother struggling with addiction and a cash-poor father. No A/C, no consistent food, no plan beyond surviving the next week. At fifteen he found his older brother dead from suicide.
He responded the only way he knew how: he channeled his grief and started recording. Over the next two years, he wrote and released more than 100 songs while moving furniture by day and recording until 4am.
His TikTok “Broke Boyfriend” series — a sketch comedy series he started on the platform — amassed over 160 million views and helped him build a large audience that fell in love with his personality and sense of humour.
In 2024, his father died by suicide. Av wrote "I'd Rather Overdose" on the drive home. That song changed everything, with 157.6 million streams and a presence on the Billboard chart. The MOD SUN remix peaked at #21 on Alternative Radio. 622K+ TikTok creates.
In March 2026 it was RIAA Gold Certified. One month later, the plaque was handed to Av on stage by mgk at the final show of their Australian arena run. A major cosign from one of alt rock's most influential figures — and a signal that honestav has arrived in the genre's mainstream
